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Theft from hairdressers RAIDERS broke into a hairdressing salon in Wilp-


shire and stole items worth nearly £3,000. Thieves smashed their window into the salon in


Rochester Road and escaped unseen with a 42” plas­ ma TV screen, a telephone and various hairdressing items. Police investigations are continuing into the theft, which took place some time in the early hours


of Sunday. If you can help with any information, call Clitheroe


Police on 443344, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111. Damaged woman’s car


WHALLEY man Jonathan Wayne Cook (32), of Bridge terrace, was remanded on bail by Hyndburn magistrates charged with causing £1,000 worth of dam­ age to a car belonging to Yvonne Brady.


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Young artists showcase work


Bench honours the memory of Donnie


A BENCH has been placed in Whalley to hon­ our the memory of a pop­ ular villager who touched the lives of many. Mr Donnie Wallis, who


spent most of his life working in Whalley as an electrician and later pho­ tographer, died earlier this year. His memory is being


kept alive with a bench kindly donated by The Pickwick Committee and placed outside the Swan Hotel. Mr Wallis and his wife,


Lena, lived in Billington. In their younger days, they were members of


The Albion Tennis Club and to keep fit during the winter months they attended the Badminton Club at the Old Catholic Hall. Mr Wallis was a mem­


ber of Whalley Church Players, appearing on stage and later behind the scenes, which he enjoyed very much. In 1971, Mr and Mrs


Wallis opened a hardware shop in George Street; Whalley, which‘t hey , ran for many years.1;.'


; On retirement’';! Mr


Wallis took up photograr phy and began writing books about the history


of Whalley. His last book, “Whalley Through Many Eyes”, can still be bought from local shops. He used his expert pho­


tography skills not for holidays, parties and fam­ ily reunions, but to por­ tray people’s working lives and hobbies. Paying tr ibute to a


much-loved and caring man, close friend of the family Mrs June Weaver said: “In everything he did he was so enthusiastic and always aimed at per-


' fection. He was always busy, but had time for you. “And his sense of


humour was unequalled. “He never wanted a


fuss about anything, but I think he would have approved of this bench.” At Mr Wallis’ funeral


service, the Rev. Alan Reid paid a fitting tribute to him. “We are all the better for having known him and the poorer for his passing,” he said. Our picture shows Mrs


Wallis a t the unveiling of her husband’s memorial bench, along with family, friends and members of the village’s Pickwick Committee th a t funded it.


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BUDDING artists from Whal­ ley Primary School saw their work hanging alongside famous names at a special exhibition. The event was the culmina­


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tion of a four-month art proj­ ect, which began with an invi­ tation from Art Decor, The Sidings, Whalley, for the Year 6 class to view their Northern Heritage exhibition which fea­ tured original artworks by L.S. Lowry, John Thompson and Alexander Millar. Christine Holgate, teaching


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assistant for a r t and design technology a t the school, explained: “The children did five minute sketches at the gallery then used their sketch­ books as a starting point for their own artwork focusing on pre-war industrial Lancashire. The children got an awful lot out of i t and have worked extremely hard.” Each of the 30 pupils pro­


duced one piece of artwork, in a variety of mediums, which were judged by well-known Lancashire artist John Thomp­ son.


The winning creations, by Sophie Haworth, of Green


Park, Whalley, and James Barnes, of Whalley Road, Clitheroe, were mounted and framed by Chris and Julie McCabe, who own the gallery. However, Julie and Chris


were so impressed by all of the pictures th a t they decided to frame them all. Julie said: “All of the a r t­


works were absolutely out­ standing and I know John found it very difficult to pick the winners. We wanted to reward all of the children for their hard work and decided to organise a special exhibition so that their parents and teachers could see their work hanging in a real gallery.” Derek Pickup, Year 6


teacher, said he was “truly amazed” by the standard of work. “What a talented set of children I have been lucky to teach!” he said. “We are very grateful to Chris and Julie for inviting us to take part in this exhibition.” Pictured are art competition


winners James Barnes and Sophie Haworth with Julie and Chris McCabe, of Art Decor. (T220707-8)


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Business is booming for ‘Henries’ nominee Mary


by Natalie Cox


CARDS created by a Ribble Valley entrepreneur have been sh o r t- lis ted for the industry’s “Oscars”. Just over a year after setting


up “A Made Hand”, Mary Kirkham has been nominated for two “Henries”. The awards are organised by


Max Publishing, which publishes a greeting card magazine. Mary, pictured, has been


shortlisted for the young design­ er of the year category and the best handmade/finished range. She will find out in the autumn


whether she has been successful. Mary and her husband,


Andrew, moved to West Brad­ ford from Accrington six years


ago. Andrew has his own business - AK Carpets, which he runs from Deanfield Court on the Link 59 Business Park, as a result Mary has been able to use a room a t the unit for her card company. Although she studied a r t at


school, Mary (31) says she had not picked up a brush until recently, having spent time bringing up her young family. Previously she worked at Kendals in Manchester and before that for Virgin Atlantic. Twelve months ago she decid­


ed to return to work and set up her own hand-made card compa­ ny.


Said Mary: “I really felt I


needed to do something, so about a year ago I started the card company and it has been like a rolling stone. I did art at school


and got an A-grade, but since then I have never picked up a brush until I decided to start this company. “I did some artwork and then


decided to put it onto cards. I did some research and identified a style and designed a range.” Her work was spotted by a


supplier and since then business has boomed. “A Made Hand” now supplies


to the trade and Mary has her own website. Locally her cards are on sale at


Shackletons and Melt and fur­ ther afield in Harrogate, Leeds, Alderley Edge and Rawtenstall. Mary’s enterprise is a real fam­


ily affair. Not only does she make the cards, her sister, Beth Rigby, makes bath bombs, while hus­ band Andrew takes care of the business side. (A140807/6b)


Drunks in late night attack on taxi driver


TWO men from Clitheroe who assaulted a taxi driver on duty in Clitheroe have been given suspended


jail terms. A court heard that the victim, Naeem


Ahmed, was spat at and later assaulted by both Darren Allen and Gary Haslam. A judge passing sentence a t Preston


Crown Court described the event as a “very unpleasant experience” for the taxi driver. Allen (36), of Richmond Terrace, and


Haslam (36), of Talbot Close, had both been found guilty following a trial and appeared at court again for sentencing. Allen had been convicted of two common assaults while Haslam was convicted of one offence of damage and one of com­ mon assault. Mr Ahmed had been driving a taxi on


Peel Street, Clitheroe, in the early hours of December 4th last year when he came to a pelican crossing. The defendants approached as the vehi­


cle stopped. Allen spat at the driver’s face, said Miss


Jennifer Blewitt (prosecuting). His co-defendant took hold of the near­


side wing mirror and broke it. Mr Ahmed contacted the police and


reported the matter to his base. A col­ league turned up and they drove along the street to see if they could find the defendants. They caught up with the pair, who then


attacked Mr Ahmed when confronted about damage to the car. He suffered bruising to his left eye and


a small laceration under the eye. The judge told defence barrister Mr John Maxwell that he was willing to fol­


Man jailed over car theft swindle


A BLACKBURN man involved in the theft of high value cars from garages in East Lancashire, including one in Clitheroe, has been jailed for 12 months. Mark Eggar (31) took


the cars on test drives, but had the keys copied so they could later be stolen and “ringed” - given new num­ ber plates and identification marks-by others. Preston Crown Court


heard th a t Eggar was in debt and agreed to do it for £500 a car. They were stolen by others, had their identities changed, and then


sold on to unsuspecting pur­ chasers. Eggar, of Abraham Street, Blackburn, appeared for sentence for she charges of theft. Mr Francis McEntee


(prosecuting) said the offences took place between April 19th and July 17th last year. They involved four


BMWs, an Audi TT Quat- tro and a Land-Rover Free- lander, taken from garages in Clitheroe, Burnley, Pre­ ston, Blackburn and Dar-


wen. They were collectively


valued in excess of £72,000,


of which £47,000 was out­ standing. Mr Ken Hind (defending) said Eggar was a heavy plant driver, but the proprietor of a company he did work for had been killed. When the firm closed down he was owed money. He also used cocaine and accepted money to get hold of the car keys so the vehi­ cles could be taken, but he had nothing to do with the disposal of the cars. Judge Christopher Corn­


wall told Eggar: “Crime of this sort is prevalent. There needs to be a sentence that has a deterrent effect.”


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low the recommendations set out in pre­ sentence reports prepared by the Proba­ tion Service. Judge Robert Brown told the defen­


dants: “It was a very unpleasant experi­ ence for Mr Ahmed. The driver had the misfortune to come across you when you had had too much to drink and were behaving rather stupidly. “Unfortunately it escalated from there. It is a pity you had riot just continued


on your way home, instead of deciding to stop on the pelican crossing.” Each defendant was given a total of six


months’ prison, suspended for 18 months, with an additional 18 months’ supervi­ sion. Both defendants were also told they


will have to pay £100 compensation to their victim plus £150 towards prosecu­ tion costs.


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